Stimulation for treating eye pathologies
First Claim
1. A method for treating a condition of an eye of a subject, comprising:
- stimulating at least one site of the subject, so as to treat the eye condition, the site selected from the group consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of the subject, an anterior ethmoidal nerve of the subject, a posterior ethmoidal nerve of the subject, a communicating branch between an anterior ethmoidal nerve and a retro-orbital branch of an SPG of the subject, a communicating branch between a posterior ethmoidal nerve and a retro-orbital branch of an SPG of the subject, a greater palatine nerve of the subject, a lesser palatine nerve of the subject, a sphenopalatine nerve of the subject, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG of the subject, a nasopalatine nerve of the subject, a posterior nasal nerve of the subject, an infraorbital nerve of the subject, an otic ganglion of the subject, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion of the subject, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion of the subject, a vidian nerve of the subject, a greater superficial petrosal nerve of the subject, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve of the subject,wherein stimulating the site comprises comprising the stimulation to cause an increase in a blood flow of the eye, so as to treat the eye condition.
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Abstract
Apparatus is provided for treating a condition of an eye of a subject, comprising a stimulator adapted to stimulate at least one site of the subject, so as to treat the eye condition, the site selected from the list consisting of: a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of the subject, an anterior ethmoidal nerve of the subject, a posterior ethmoidal nerve of the subject, a communicating branch between an anterior ethmoidal nerve and a retro-orbital branch of an SPG of the subject, a communicating branch between a posterior ethmoidal nerve and a retro-orbital branch of an SPG of the subject, a greater palatine nerve of the subject, a lesser palatine nerve of the subject, a sphenopalatine nerve of the subject, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG of the subject, a nasopalatine nerve of the subject, a posterior nasal nerve of the subject, an infraorbital nerve of the subject, an otic ganglion of the subject, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion of the subject, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion of the subject, a vidian nerve of the subject, a greater superficial petrosal nerve of the subject, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve of the subject.
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1. A method for treating a condition of an eye of a subject, comprising:
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stimulating at least one site of the subject, so as to treat the eye condition, the site selected from the group consisting of;
a sphenopalatine ganglion (SPG) of the subject, an anterior ethmoidal nerve of the subject, a posterior ethmoidal nerve of the subject, a communicating branch between an anterior ethmoidal nerve and a retro-orbital branch of an SPG of the subject, a communicating branch between a posterior ethmoidal nerve and a retro-orbital branch of an SPG of the subject, a greater palatine nerve of the subject, a lesser palatine nerve of the subject, a sphenopalatine nerve of the subject, a communicating branch between a maxillary nerve and an SPG of the subject, a nasopalatine nerve of the subject, a posterior nasal nerve of the subject, an infraorbital nerve of the subject, an otic ganglion of the subject, an afferent fiber going into the otic ganglion of the subject, an efferent fiber going out of the otic ganglion of the subject, a vidian nerve of the subject, a greater superficial petrosal nerve of the subject, and a lesser deep petrosal nerve of the subject,wherein stimulating the site comprises comprising the stimulation to cause an increase in a blood flow of the eye, so as to treat the eye condition. - View Dependent Claims (2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49)
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Current AssigneeBrainsGate Ltd.
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Original AssigneeBrainsGate Ltd.
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InventorsGross, Yossi, Shalev, Alon
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Primary Examiner(s)Pezzuto, Robert E.
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Assistant Examiner(s)DROESCH, KRISTEN L
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Application NumberUS10/294,310Publication NumberTime in Patent Office1,482 DaysField of Search607 1- 2, 607 53- 54US Class Current607/2CPC Class CodesA61M 2205/3303 Using a biosensorA61M 2210/0618 NoseA61M 2210/0693 Brain, cerebrumA61M 5/14276 specially adapted for impla...A61M 5/1723 using feedback of body para...A61N 1/0526 Head electrodes A61N1/0551 ...A61N 1/0546 Nasal electrodesA61N 1/0548 Oral electrodesA61N 1/36046 of the eye
